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Registration of engineering firms

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Registration of engineering firms

Every firm that carries on or engages in the profession of engineering or wishes to carry on or engage in the practice of the profession of engineering shall submit an application for registration through the constituent body or designated agent concerned to the Council.

An application for registration in terms of subsection (1) shall -

(a) be made in Form EC 3;

(b) be accompanied by the appropriate fee;

(c) state the qualifications of the engineering professionals in such firm, the positions they occupy and be accompanied by copies of such certificates or other documents as are necessary to support those qualifications;

(d) state the nature of the engineering practice that such firm is engaged in;

(e) where necessary, be accompanied by the translation of certificates which shall be done by the relevant competent authorities;

(f) be accompanied by a statement from the constituent body or registered agent concerned stating that the applicant is in good standing;

(g) be accompanied by evidence that the applicant is competent in the relevant engineering discipline of practice;

(h) in the case of a consulting engineering firm be accompanied by evidence that –

i. the majority of the directors are eligible for registration as engineers or are registered engineers; and

ii. the majority in value of the shares are held by engineers eligible to be registered as engineers or registered engineers

(i) where the firm is incorporated in terms of any law that;

i. the majority of directors are eligible for registration as engineers or are registered engineers; and

ii. the majority in value of the shares are held by engineers eligible to be registered as engineers or registered engineers; or

(j) where the firm is a private company or a private business corporation, that the control and management of that company or corporation is held by one or more engineers eligible to be registered as engineers or registered engineers;

(k) where the firm is a partnership, the control and management of that partnership is held by one or more engineers eligible to be registered or registered engineers.